The Meeker herald., 1887-07-23
OF IL. Count, Commissioners.

The Board OF County Commissioners
convened ON July 9TH and have been In
session continuously to date. In ad-
dition To the regular business the Board
has been sitting rs Board Of Equallza'
ton. Following is the business trans
acted up To last Thursday:
Bills ON the general fund were allowed
as follows: A. j. Burgett, deputy AS
SCISSOR, 81 da,s, Si57.l5; Joseph Moilar,
same, - days, siss; John W. Me-
Cracken. same, ~ days, SOL; ". l..
Davis, for repairing Roaring Fork
bridge, was allowed s55 on road fund ;
Austin Case WAS allowed $500 ON same
fund for repairing roads; George Ben-
nett, lumber, allowed Ssa - on contin-
gent fund; Thomas Baker WIS allowed
siS.p5 On road fund for road work; John
Morris \ Co., assessors blanks, SIS al
lowed; Schwartz 4 Robbie, furnishing
timber for bridge, STD, on contingent
fund.
Claim OF e. II. Tibbct,s, for building
roads, siOo. laid over; W. II. CLARK, for
viewing and surveying road, was nj
lowed $50 on road fund.
On petition OF j. u. Gibson, the right
WIS granted TO run u ditch on upper
side Of public road between Anderson r
and Larson's: J. ". Ross, for abstract
from Land Office. was allowed s'.9I;
Mrs. Reeds claim for damages OF sioI,
allowed So. on contingent fund; James
LITTLE, printing. SO, general fund /;
j. Samuel Martin. road fund. sis; IL.
Il. Knmm. supplies, sis.si, contingent
fund; Frank T.. Monroe. surveying. 50,
road fund; Nelson n. Gooir. road
work s9i. road fund; II. ". Ware. pau
prr's bill. s,J.i3. contingent, fund.
Tie Board then made III. following
order: 1ha, all butchers In Garfield
county bc and ARE hcr,b, required Ia
ii.nish forthwith n gcc-i and sufficient
i,ani IN the sum Of Ave thousand dollars
5000 to the people OF the Stat. of
Colorado. and that said no'icr b- pub
l.slic,i two weeks.
George sullivan was appointed road
ovcrs-.r for district M. ]. James Jack
son wa, appointed Constable. and Harry
Metiafis Justice Of the Peace for pre-
cinct No. Grand Butte.
r. j. Kennedy. road ovcrsccr. was nj.
lowed SLOT. bill Of John Law. SO. foT
medical services, MAS disssllowei.
The following claims were allowed on
the general fund: A. ". Maxiicld.
si.D; Il. X. Watson. sis.ao. Joseph
Moiisr. si.: II. S,.aiman. SEQ: W.
l.. smith. $40; u. j. Skinner. S:i.;o.
J The following claim, OF 5. II. Wo"t
wcrc disaiiowcd: Si0,s5, S7.0. ss.io
$40 and $40. shaiicr h O'Cnnnoi
allowed ss.t on contingent fund io
medicine for panrss: South Canoi
Coal Co. allowed 50.
Rnai viewers report OF road up ID
vide creek was received and ordered 10
corded.
The following resolution was adopted
"iic I, resolved by the Beard Of County
; Comni ssioncrs Of Garfield county, Col
ora.lo. Tha, Daniel Wi,,cr. OF Denver
bc aud he is hereby authorized and EN-
powered To act for said Board on bchal
OF said county in the ptccnp,ion OF |
quarter section Of land within the limit
Of said county. under section .s.,sB Of ih'
Revised Statutes OF the United States
J and TO attend 10 all matters conccrnin,
the same before the proper land oilic'
4. and department officials. and II ncccs
sary bcfurc the Secretary Of the Inter
ior. Provided however. that the sai'
Board of County Commissioners shal
in no Wis. he held liable for any fees o
costs of what nature soeyer for and o'
behalf Of said application for pre-
cmpiion. unless said land H. secured Il
the said county. Then In tia, case ,h'
said Board hereby agrees TO pay to th'
! said Wiitnr the sum Of So rs his fee io
his services"
The official bond Of L. II. Mcdaris
Justice of the Peace, iih district. wa
approved.
Report of A. j. Strang. l.. Cox. a. T.
Ralston. road viewers. accepted an,
road ordered open for travel.
4 Petition of &. ". Tgugh,enbaugh. c
al.. TO change road in township 9. rang
~ W. granted. and &. =. Hopkins. Al
bert hin and n. B. Nelson were ap
pointed rs viewers to meet at g. W
Taughtenbaush' ranch, August l.
Petition of j. Jewett. ct al. 10 chang
road from Curtis creek hill 10 Goa
creek. accepted and W. II. Clark. Sam
uel Martin and a. j. Gregory appoiute'
!. as viewers. to meet at Curtis creek Iii
Monday. July -. nt o O'Clock a. M.
Petition of W. l.. Ncatch. ct al, fo
extension Of road near u. j. Cl'risty'
ranch 10 point further cast as th
viewers may determine, received AM
Samuel Martin, ". II. Clark and Il. j
Chns,y appointed viewers. TO meet n
Chris,y's ranch "Wednesday. July "a, n
y . O'Clock n. IN.
Bills were allowed as follows on TIN
road fund: II. V. Ware. work on road
ss7; J. W. Chenowi,h, same. $3.50: j
A L,ua aump Sir